Neighborhood Meeting Minutes – December 2022

ENA Board Meeting
Dec 24, 2022
7:00 PM
1613 Union Ave SE

Attendees: Roger Horn, Sherry Chilcutt, Jim Sweeney, Karen Lang Sweeney, Abigail Atwombly, Cheryl Bayle

Approval of the minutes:

No minutes available from Annual meeting.

Treasurer Report:

Checking $699.40
Savings $963.62
Neighborhood signs $1307.39
Legion Way Trees $153.46
Community Beautification $410.17
Grand total $3534.04

Annual General Meeting Report, Nov. 30 th

About 20 people came. There was significant snow that evening which lowered attendance. We have email addresses that need to be entered into our new system. We will hold this item till Nathan returns and we can quiz him. Jim Sweeney will send thank you email to Angel Nava and Stephanie Johnson.

Mailing address

List Still in progress. Cheryl would love to get her hands on the large map that Jim Rioux has to help her identify address associated with vacant parcels.

Oly Lightstravaganza report

Doing a great job with outdoor events. Several more events coming.

Winter Walkabout

Instead of our traditional walkabout, we might ask people to pick the top 3 holiday displays and let us know. We will award a prize to the top 3. We are going to skip the mapping exercise this year due to a lack of energy. Roger will write a blurb and post it on the website. We will give $30 gift cards to Big Toms or Left Bank. Roger will write a blurb on Saturday and Sherry will put it on Nextdoor. People will be invited to email Roger with their picks.

Email List Issues

Jim Rioux is not getting all the board emails, through google groups. We will commit to adding Jim’s personal email in our communications forever.

RNA grant blurb finished?

Roger and Sherry will work on that and get it sent in by end of year.

Land use & env committee-Neighborhood center

Dec.15th Jim Sweeney is available for online attending and keeping us in the loop to see where we are with the neighborhood center.

Mail chimp – vs website

Where do new emails get added? Hold for future meeting.

New Board members and looking to elections.

Abigail will join the board. Dave Groves was ill tonight and will attend a future meeting. Roger has agreed to continue as Vice President, Jim Sweeney was voted in as secretary and Sherry will continue her dual role as Treasurer/President.

Looking towards 2023

What projects are we considering?

ENA Annual Meeting – Armory Nov. 30th 5:30-8:00PM

Location: 515 EASTSIDE STREET

Please plan to join us at our first, in person, Annual General Membership meeting since 2019.  We have done a good job of maintaining neighborhood activities, but we miss seeing and hearing from all of you. 

We are desperately in need of new board members and fresh ideas for improving our neighborhood and preserving those things that we value about our neighborhood.  Please consider becoming part of the board. We only meet once a month and your level of participation and what you participate in is entirely up to you.

AGENDA

  • Refreshments – Meet Your Neighbors!!
  • Welcome
  • Nomination of Board Members
  • Parks presentations on the Armory and local art installations
  • Community Solar – Opportunities to Participate & Get your questions answered!

Oly Lightstravaganza and New Bridge Community Church

After so much has pulled us apart and isolated us these last few years, Oly Lightstravaganza and New Bridge Community Church are working together to provide some fun and festive opportunities to come together as a community. You can find a list of these community events here

December 1st – Santa at Oly Lights

December 2nd, 6-8 PM at the New Bridge Community Church outdoor pavilion – Christmas cookie decorating featuring award-winning local artist, Lisa Donze who will be ice sculpting. Sugar cookies and decorating supplies will be provided. Come decorate some cookies to take home or to give away bringing holiday cheer to someone in your community. (We will have outdoor heaters, but you’ll want to dress warmly)

December 5th – Santa at Oly Lights

December 9th, 6-8 PM at the New Bridge Community Church outdoor pavilion – Movie night and hot cocoa bar. Gather up your friends and family to come watch Elf and make your own fancy cup of hot chocolate. (We will have outdoor heaters, but you’ll want to dress warmly)

December 10th, 5 PM at Oly Lights Porch

December 14th – Santa at Oly Lights

December 17th, 3:30-8:30 PM at New Bridge Community Church – Eastside Neighborhood Holiday Market – Food trucks, locally made products, and plenty of options for last-minute Christmas shopping. 

December 18th, 6 PM at Oly Lights Porch

December 23rd – Christmas Carols and Candlelight at New Bridge Community Church outdoor Pavilion (We will have heaters, but you’ll want to dress warmly)

December 24th – Carols and Candlelight at New Bridge Community Church outdoor Pavilion (We will have heaters, but you’ll want to dress warmly)